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From a purley selfish point of view, I'd much rather a gradual enshittification of the forum as it's handed over and no longer guided by the steady hand of velocio, than the day one cold turkey of an instant switch off. 17th March gonna be an absolute head fuck if it happens.

It's minor thing, but the fine is up to £18 million or 10% of turnover, which ever is higher.

This rule is likely there to make sure the penalty for a Facebook or tiktok is really chunky. The problem is, it is also mad scary for anyone else, even those not turning over anything.

I've held off commenting mainly because i refuse to believe this could be the end, and because I can't add much to the pages of sentiments already expressed.

This morning's posts give me some hope. I do feel like this thing is too valuable to just let slide away - but I also understand that it all resting on @Velocio's shoulders seems insane.

Here's hoping those infinitely more knowledgeable than me can find a way. If we need more $$$ to keep the show on the road I'm more than happy to increase my monthly donation.

mEmEs

It seems to have no effect

Sounds like an immigrant who hasn't integrated herself into British culture to me, which is ironic.

Bit off topic, but made a discovery this morning. Had some left over mincemeat from the weekends homemade effort (work in progress as my pastry game is lacking) and added some to my morning bowl of granola...fantastic. Feels a bit wrong having a brandy lashed breakfast, but it's Christmas right?

Grey, calm and cold.

Brill thanks! More space for other stuff in the big box of entertainment storage.

Got a question for the hive mind.

I'm building a TV/audio bench type thing for our living room. I'm a streaming convert, though my partner in particular still likes to stick a cd on and has a dvd collection they refuse to part with. Actual usage of both mediums is rare. We currently have a dvd player which plays through the tv and cd player that plays through an amp/speakers.

Question - would a dvd player like the cambridge audio DVD86 pitcutred below allow me to do both with one device? Plug a scart or hdmi into the telly for dvds and run some audio cables into the amp for cds?

DVDs will play through telly speakers as long as amp turned off. CDs will play though amp when thats turned on?

Bit blustery over there this weekend.

https://youtu.be/6sdW9a0grcc?si=HWN8t_vmDkAdNo51

Enjoyed this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/c5yd5n45px1o

Wonder if they'll be tempted to try Bethel at opener. He's basically done that this tour and it's gone pretty well. The Crawley method of drive hard whatevers going on is pretty easy to prepare for as an opening bowler.

Leaves are off the trees, which should help. Worst tree felling tends to happen earlier in the year.

Do reccomend the met office youtube videos for this stuff. Proper weather forecasting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4NauzH9u2c

Hat trick was lovely. Shame the review halted the celebration from a tv coverage point of view, even if the team knew it was a done deal.

Got to say, even im enjoing the Crawley - Henry mismatch.

Bethell looks the real deal though.

I'm going straight to golf club with this anecdote, but my misses is friends with some old money girls she met through rowing years ago.

One of them was getting married at their pile in Kent and my partner was a bridesmaid. As she sat down to get her hair done her seat collapsed with the back snapping in two. The mother of the bride exclaimed, "those fucking Jacobean chairs" and kicked the remnants into the corner. A different world.

Pedaling some of the London loop. Right under Heathrow 27L approach.

Looks good - but the purist in me says that amount of frangipan must be compensating for something. A top tier MP wouldn't need to go there.

This is an impossible game I think. I try and keep the squirrels at bay by adding cayenne pepper mixed into left over veg oil. Any old chillies go in too to get is as spicy as possible. They still have a go, but seem less interested. Birds don't really have taste buds - so doesn't bother them.

The problem with trying to stop parakeets is you also stop birds you'd like feed. I like the starlings and we have a woodpecker who frequents our feeder - so the parakeets will need to stay. Most annoying thing about them is their ability to turn the feed into copious amounts of poo that redecorate any car parked under the tree out the front.

Yeah - that new island between left and right lanes is bonkers. I've been taking the right lane and turning left as loads of room on the outside / can be safer than getting squeezed on the inside.

The whole thing seems an absolute mess. No idea what the end game plan is, but my bet is worse for everyone.

Got my layers right, and my Galbier leather gloves kept the fingers warm. Bit of hail in Parsons Green was as white as it got in SW London though.

Biggest issue is not a single radiator on at the office so really hoping my kit finds a way to get a bit dry before home time.

When it's pitch black, cold, windy and pissing down there is nothing quite like the bleakness of the trans Richmond park section of my commute. Just a few minutes after the carnage that is Putney bridge at rush hour you're all alone feeling like you're in the middle of nowhere and slightly crazy to be there at all.

Is it the same with the lemon one? I remember greek lemon Fanta being the dogs bollox on family holidays in the 90s. I'd just assumed it was nice cos holidays and not getting many fizzy drinks when back at home...but maybe it was as good as it tasted.

Balanced piece on those ever grumpy farmers here. Probably straight to tofu eating wokerati with my Riverford link though.

https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/budget-2024-whats-the-future-for-farmers/

Always get sucked into the Vendee Globe when it's on. It's like bike dot watching, but with added tactical fun allowing you to arm chair race, all the while being uncomprehending of the task ahead of them. The youtube updates from the various skippers are great and a brit is currently in the lead - which always helps keep the attention. The boats, as with all modern high performance yachts - are incredible too.

There is some odd winds on the horizon for them now and it will be interesting to see how they navigate down across the equator as they all bunch up in front of some high pressure.

Fav updates come from Boris Herrmann, who always seems very chill about sailing a massive boat round the world. Followed him last time and just like his vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gkwkCSr_tI&t=9s

Was also interesting to follow the ups and downs of Clarrise Cremer over the last couple of days. Almost in tears doing an update a day ago after losing her biggest gennaker over the side after it unfurled unexpectedly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns6yJy2iGkg

Later on, she'd pulled her self together out in the middle of the ocean and did a "how to cook eggs at 25 knots in the middle of the Atlantic" video before explaining she was scared of the spider that's still aboard her boat. Happy to sail single handed through the most dangerous waters in the world though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDFa-8WC3I

Her story is pretty cool. Previous sponsor dropped her after she got pregnant, but Alex Thomson helped sort her a new sponsor and bought her boat back. Her husband is also sailing the race so their 2 year old has got a few months with his sister as third parent.

Lovely ride home last night given tailwind and no backpack for once. Had Guy Garvey's finest hour in one of my ears coming down Pimlico Embankment as Bicycle Race by Queen came on. Felt like I was in a music video. Would recommend.